I've never had a proper astrology reading before. Of course I've carelessly read out my horoscope from the weekend papers as a passing amusement, but I've never really taken the time to find a proper astrologist and enter into the whole pursuit with seriousness and concentration. I'm used to the non-specific language that's used in magazines: "you will encounter luck along your path in the near future..." or "life will offer difficulties but friends will step in to help you..." and was half-expecting the professional that was recommended to me to do the same thing. I was anticipating a vagueness that I could then Pooh-Pooh.
But there was something about the twinkly-eyed 75 year old that bewitched me. She knew her stuff very well, and was highly specific with her comments. "You think in bubbles" and "around September you will have some more answers about what you will do with the rest of your working life" and excitingly "you cannot lead a small life". The process involves the printing out of a very beautiful and intricate astrology chart which looks at your talents and skills and influences. There are at least three layers of information available to do with your birth date, what was in the sky then, and the planetary movements that are casting a shadow on your life right now and in th future. It was surprisingly accurate and enlightening. It was as if we'd met before, but not in a corny way.
She talked about being a spirit living in human form, and how past lives might affect current existence. I found all that surprisingly reassuring. Somehow that allows me to be more myself. Have a look at www.astro.com and get your own reading. I think you'll be amazed and humbled, then a bit sceptical, then probably a bit unsettled...then humbled again.
